Woodware Card Samples

Woodware Card Samples

Hi All

Sorry its been a long time since my last post - I have been busy, with accountancy qualifications not cardmaking ones - oh that would be fun - do they do qualifications in cardmaking?

These are mostly non - Christmas Cards except  for the one in front -  now I have time to upload the cards I have been doing all along - some of you will have already seen some of them on the Woodware Site, and on Pinterest, but there are even more to come.

For all of you who joined us for Craft Day at The Paper Warehouse (Papermill Direct) in August - here are some of the cards you didn't see.

Santa Express Post christmas card - so simple to make but effective - using the postage elements stamps as well - quick and easy batch card.

You’re sew special card  using Craftwork Cards, Papers, Papermill Direct Card and Francoise Read's lovely stamps. 

Teapot and bubble stencils from Dutch Doobido, distress ink and the lovely stitching set from Francoise Read and Woodware. This teapot card and the one below and even the one below that are all from the same set but manage to look very different - spring fresh or  a bit vintage - one set fits many occasions.

Thank You cross-stitch card

Happy Birthday Quilting card - I love the colours of the  Papermill Direct card  on this one.

Thank You hanger card for a wine bottle - I tested it and it works - using the  bubble stencil again

Toucan of my affection card look at that beady eye I had to google what a toucan looked like and I was amazed by the colours they come in - the woody plank background is one of Francoise's stamps too.  I was able to match the colours of my Copic pens to the Papermill Direct cardstock, they have such a fantastic colour range.

Enjoy the Ride card Papermill Direct card again in my favourite colours of the moment.

Friendship quilting card - this is a fabulous set of sentiments that fit loads of occasions 

Quilting birthday card using Craftwork Cards background paper which again matches with the Papermill Direct cardstock.

I hope you like them - there will be more coming soon ....

Don’t forget to take a look at my Pinterest pages

See you soon folks - take care.

Here is a link to my pinterest page - and a link to my scrapbook pinterest page - please drop by and take a look.

A Mini and texting teenager card

Birthday Card for my daughter

Hi All
I just thought I would share the card I made for my daughters 16th birthday, using the surprise stamp from Woodware, the vintage papers from Craftwork Cards, Dutch Doobadoo stencil, and card from Papermill Direct all from the Paper Warehouse at Grosvenor House Papers, with the Jasmine Stamp from Lili of the Valley and the 1960’s car from Tattered Lace.

This fit Zoe to a T, she is always wearing a hoodie, on the phone, and her surprise for her birthday was a young driver lesson in a Mini at Oulton Park.

The Mini Birthday Card

A close-up of the Mini

Close-up showing the texting Jasmine and Mini

Another close-up of the Mini with its L-plates

Would really like to hear what you think of it.
Thanks

See you soon folks - take care.

Here is a link to my pinterest page - and a link to my scrapbook pinterest page - please drop by and take a look.

A Card and Box using Woodware stamps

Woodware Sewing Card and Box

Hi All

As soon as I saw this stamp it just fired up my imagination and I just could not wait to get started. Firstly I created a card then spotted the box and just let rip. Hope you like what I put together.
Would really like to hear what you think of them . . . enjoy

The original card

And now turned into a box

Top of the box close up

An even closer view of the box top

A close up of the card

Check out the glossy accents

Box side detail

Box top detail

The Box showing the lid detail

Close up of the box and lid

Box side close up

Box side detail

Box side detail

Box side detail

The complete box

Hope you enjoyed looking at the samples, that’s all for now folks - take care and see you soon.

Here is a link to my pinterest page - and a link to my scrapbook pinterest page - please drop by and take a look.

My Mixed Media Messy Weekend

My Mixed Media Mayhem Messy Weekend

Hi All

So what have I been doing recently - well for the first time I went on a two-day Mixed Media Crafting weekend held at the Crooklands Hotel held by Rowan Tree Crafts in Carnforth, Lancashire. The tutor was Mark Gould from DecoArt.  A big thank you to all who organised this fab weekend, I had a great time I can't wait to go again next year, i'll start saving now!

It was all about surfaces - On the first day we decorated a box and made small ATC cards. On the second day it was Alice in Wonderland and creating a book using stamps, painting and gilding flakes -  Hardly any ink in sight just a bit of Stazon and Archival - a bit of a trauma for me there then! There were 13 lovely ladies on the weekend and two days of intense crafting with demos continuing into the evening. It was a great weekend and I learned a lot! I also found lots of 'must have' paints and stuff I needed to be able to do it all over again at home.

Here are some images of the ATC Cards and box I made on the first day, using a range of surface techniques, chalk paints, stencils, vaseline, gilding flakes, texture paint, crackle glaze with antiquing fluid, using acrylic paints on acrylic and stamping and a whole new concept 'working from behind' - took a while to get my head around that one!

Here is the box complete with my ATC cards

Here is the box complete with my ATC cards

Here is the box complete with my ATC cards

Distressed box with ATC cards

Two of the ATC cards I created

More ATC cards

ATC card with magician

Side view of ATC card showing how its put together

ATC card showing magician and bird

Day Two
Here are some images of The Alice in Wonderland Craft Book, I made on the second day.  Mark gave us wonderful items to work with to consolidate the techniques we used on the first day.

The Cover Chalk paint in two layers then image transfer

Painted acrylic with a background paper

Back of the Acrylic Page

Stamped then crackle glaze with black antiquing

Wet paint techniques then stamped with ink to finish

Journaling page

Its all going on here, painted acrylic, with gilding flakes on the back then sprayed with paint in four colours

Just ink on paper for a journaling page

Stamped with white paint on black chalk paint

Journaling page just stamped ink on paper

Image transfer on chalk paint

Love this rabbit page

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum painted on acrylic.

This is a lovely MDF frame

For the past month I have been busy creating a range of sample cards for a well known stamp company - but you’ll have to wait a while to see those.


That’s all for now folks - take care and see you soon.

Here is a link to my pinterest page - and a link to my scrapbook pinterest page - please drop by and take a look.

Poppy Inspired Card

Poppy's

Hi All

Wow what a week - I have been inspired this week by our recent trip to see the poppies at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, when we saw the poppies flowing from the bridge I thought they looked so beautiful.  I saw this Hobby Art Stamp and I wanted it to flow out of the page, I hope you like it.  The poppies will also be one of the cards on next Saturday's class at The Paper Warehouse in Kendal.

All three cards I have made this week are for friends birthdays in January.  Next week I will add the other cards we will make on Saturday.

Thats all for now folks

Here is a link to my pinterest page - and a link to my scrapbook pinterest page - please drop by and take a look.

Make a wish Poppy Card

Floral Gate fold card

Craftwork Card Mens Card